Darkspell
{{short description|1987 novel by Katharine Kerr}}
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| series = Deverry Cycle
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| pub_date = 1987
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Darkspell is a novel by Katharine Kerr published in 1987.
Characters
{{Main|Characters in the Deverry cycle}}
Synopsis
Rhodry is sent into exile by his brother Rhys, the Gwerbret of Aberwyn, and becomes a mercenary soldier called a “silver dagger.” Jill goes with him; they become involved in a dark dweomerman’s plot to steal the Great Stone of the West, a magical gemstone which guides the conscience of Deverry’s king.
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed Darkspell for White Dwarf #99, and stated that "if the language is fake-Celtic, why the Old English? (To give a warm glow to D&D fans, I suppose.) I lost heart at this point."{{cite magazine | last =Langford | first =Dave | author-link =David Langford | title =Critical Mass | magazine =White Dwarf | issue =99 | pages =11 | publisher =Games Workshop | date = March 1988 }}
Reviews
- Review by Faren Miller (1987) in Locus, #320 September 1987{{cite web | url=https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5473 | title=Title: Darkspell }}
- Review by Sue Thomason (1988) in Vector 144
- Review by Nik Morton (1989) in Paperback Inferno, #81
- Review? [German] by Gatita Kirchweger (2001) in Future Magic, Januar 2001
References
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See also
{{portal|Novels}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deverry Cycle}}